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Empowering Kenyan women and girls with disabilities in managing menstrual health

Anne Wanjiru leads a programme on sexuality for persons with disabilities, which includes menstrual hygiene management. © This-Ability Trust
  • 24 June 2021
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  • COVID-19 heightened menstruation challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean; action and investment needed

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COVID-19 heightened menstruation challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean; action and investment needed

Indigenous adolescents from in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, participate in a workshop on menstrual health and hygiene. ©UNFPA Nicaragua/Diter Bonilla
  • 28 May 2021
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  • "What's in my bag?" with Natalia Vodianova

"What's in my bag?" with Natalia Vodianova

Published on: 28/05/2021

What does supermodel and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Natalia Vodianova have inside her bag? Watch as she shows us the essential items women just can't live without.

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  • Mozambique, Angola help girls manage menstrual health and hygiene in crisis and beyond

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Mozambique, Angola help girls manage menstrual health and hygiene in crisis and beyond

Teresa Estevão Bala,18, took part in a menstrual management initiative piloted by UNFPA and BeGirl in Luanda province, Angola. Around her neck is a "menstrual clock" tool that was given to both girls and boys to help them understand menstrual cycles. © UNFPA Angola/K. Karlos Cesar
  • 28 May 2021
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  • Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls

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Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls

Drought is making finding clean water harder for women and girls, who are the primary water collectors, like here in Baligubadle, Somaliland. Extreme conditions are also forcing families who have lost their livelihoods to move to internally displaced persons (IDP) camps. © UNDP Somalia
  • 22 April 2021
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  • Supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova teams up with UNFPA to end the stigma around women’s bodies and health

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Supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova teams up with UNFPA to end the stigma around women’s bodies and health

24 February 2021

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  • Youth mobilize to support Egypt’s front-line health workers

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Youth mobilize to support Egypt’s front-line health workers

Y-Peer volunteers wear protective gear as they assemble the dignity and hygiene kits. © UNFPA Egypt
  • 25 June 2020
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  • Nine things you need to know about periods and the pandemic

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Nine things you need to know about periods and the pandemic

The pandemic is affecting how people experience menstruation. © PONY for UNFPA
  • 28 May 2020
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  • Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

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Pandemic complicates humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and surrounding countries

Horihanny Del Valle, a pregnant migrant from Venezuela, has learned how to protect herself from COVID-19. © UNFPA Brazil
  • 15 May 2020
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  • Dignity and strength: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia

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Dignity and strength: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia

Large numbers of people are bypassing immigration controls as they exit Venezuela. © Tomer Urwicz
  • 05 June 2019
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